Happy Birthday Carter!

Remember this lil' guy?

How can it possibly be that my little man turned 3 last Saturday and now looks like this?

At 5:40 am on January 29th, Carter came running into our room exclaiming, "It's my birthday!!" No one had to tell him...he had been waiting for this day for weeks.

My parents were in town, and when my mom asked if she could sing him Happy Birthday, he replied, "No, my kids are going to sing to me later." He also later referred to his pals as "my people." :)

His other humorous comment regarding turning 3 was this: "I'm three, Daddy. I'm a grown up now."

For two weeks straight, all Carter has wanted to wear is his Auburn football jersey. He has no idea that they just won the national championship title. He just knows that he wants to play football. :)

And somehow he came up with the idea that he HAD to have a football helmet.

And now he won't take it off.

We wrangled the kids in our laps to try to capture some family pics. These days are fleeting, and we don't want to forget them.

Here are Grace and Carter with Papa and Grand Mary.

Carter with his Aunt JuJu

Carter and Grace with GramMe and Sam

Carter, you amaze (and humor) us daily with your wit, thoughtfulness, energy, stubbornness, language, comprehension, and passions. We can't imagine what the next year will bring. But we eagerly anticipate it while also trying desperately to hold on to our sweet memories of your first 3 years on this earth. Thank you for blessing us every day with your life. We love you!

Love,

Mommy and Daddy